Taya Hatun Hotel - Boutique Class

Hotel in an excellent location, very close to all the main sights of the historic part of Istanbul, to the bus/tram station, and to the ferries, but there is no confusion, it is a pedestrian and quiet area. It has an elevator, so there is no problem even if the room is on the third floor (like ours). Large room and bathroom, comfortable bed, varied breakfast as per Turkish tradition, so there is a lot of savory and little sweet. Hasan has always been very kind, just like the entire hotel staff. The only downside is the stairs, which are not very nice; in my opinion, they need to be fixed, but since there is an elevator, they can be avoided.

So we booked through booking.com for a week which is 7 nights , we got there the first night and the room looked nothing like the photos on booking we talked to the receptionist he simply didnt care , the room was too small we had one medium suitcase and it made the passage to the bed impossible JUST ONE , the next morning we talked again to the receptionist again the same reaction you booked this and you got exactly what you booked , which was nothing like the photos , we said it’s fine we’ll mainly use it for sleeping since we’re there to explore the city so we’ll bare with it , to our surprise the second night i found bed bugs and that was it for us we decided to get out from there because we don’t play with bed bugs and i don’t want to bring them home with me , while checking out they didnt even bother to ask why are we leaving before the scheduled time or offer us a refund for the other 4 nights , overall the experience with them was sooo bad i wouldnt recommend at all !!

This cozy hotel is located in a neighborhood full of restaurants. Moreover, the train station and metro station are nearby, as are several important mosques and the palatial complex. The welcome is friendly and the host is serviceable. He guides me to a currency exchange desk, explaining how traffic works. The colors of the traffic lights don't matter that much; you should avoid the cars and guide them where possible. The room was fine and the view nice. That was not the case for those who have a room on the other side; they look out on a large hotel under construction - for a long time. The breakfast was good although it took some getting used to the fact that there was no brown braod, something that we previously found pretty much everywhere.